Question about upcoming GECs

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kubelik

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I'm totally new to the world of traditionals, beyond having purchased a GEC #15 huckleberry boys knife a month or two ago (and absolutely loving it!), so forgive me if this comes across as a totally stupid question: I was browsing GEC's production schedule and noticed that after this run of #38 knives, they are planning on making some #73's, which I'm very excited about. the part that confuses me is that they show two entries that look almost identical -

#73 Tidioute Cutlery
Cody Scout - Single Blade
- Jigged Bone
- Wood
- Linen Micarta

#73 LL Tidioute Cutlery
Cody Scout - Single Blade
- Jigged Bone
- Wood
- Linen Micarta

What does the "LL" stand for? Also, is there any chance or even any way of knowing if any of the production runs will feature a blade with a long pull indentation rather than just a nail nick? I really like the long deep grooves for ease of access (I'm used to Spyderholes for the most part, and have fat fingers and short nails).
 
LL stand for liner lock. One of the few slip joint knives with this configuration. I did not care for mine and sold it a month ago.
 
kubelik said:
...Also, is there any chance or even any way of knowing if any of the production runs will feature a blade with a long pull indentation rather than just a nail nick?...
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In general (but not an absolute rule) the Northfield knives have long pulls, whereas the Tidioute knives have nail nicks. You can wait until they start the production runs and look at the blades (they usually show them as they are in progress). Or you can contact GEC or your favorite GEC dealer with the questions. Used to be you could just wait until they were produced and look at the finished product before deciding, but GEC has become very popular and some of their runs are sold out completely by pre-orders.
 
thanks for the quick responses guys! Eyedog, I do think I will stick to the traditional variant rather than the liner lock type. jc57, that's a great point about keeping an eye on the production photos, I'll do just that.
 
A side note: this linerlock setup allows for a rock solid lockup AND tight backsprings. As they do not require a single pivot lock bar but instead use an angled back end to wedge the liner spring into place for lock. So even if the fit is not completely perfect, the liner spring will wedge in snuggly.
 
I had a liner lock 73 and it was really nice but sent it back because the blade was way off center
 
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I like the liner lock 73's , looking forward to picking up one from the new run.
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